For a decade, Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal had been trying to get a reunion off the ground but couldn’t get an interested buyer. That changed this year, with Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion , which is airing Nov. 24 on the series’ original network, CBS .

Why did he keep at it for so many years?

“I wanted to see my friends and celebrate our nice show,” Rosenthal said in explaining why the 30th Anniversary Reunion special is being released 29 years after Everybody Loves Raymond ‘s premiere.

While he and series star Ray Romano loved the idea of a reunion, they both are against a reboot.

“Many shows do reboots, and we’ve never wanted to do that,” Rosenthal said. “We felt like we couldn’t honestly do one since some of the cast isn’t wi

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